Trixie Mattel on drag
Trixie Mattel70 quotes“I don’t expect a lot of people who love drag to also be like, ‘I love ‘Drag Race,’ and then I got to hear my Chris Stapleton album.’ Not necessarily an obvious crossover.”
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Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel I’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel People on a daily basis walk up to me, panic, and tell me something extremely graphic and violent about their life.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel Any time there is an economic downturn or political strife, lipstick sales skyrocket. If you have a hard day, it’s this $14 thing that lifts your day. I think drag has that same lipstick effect.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel People are slowly realizing that they’re looking at drag all the time. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’ ‘Real Housewives.’ Peewee Herman. Don’t let calling it drag make you uncomfortable.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel I’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel I always tell my mom that if she would have just bought me a Barbie when I was little, I would have gone into real estate.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel Trixie Mattel is a product of bad things that happened to me, and it’s how I deal with things. It’s wonderful.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel I remember seeing RuPaul in ‘The Brady Bunch Movie,’ when she says to Jan, ‘Girl, you better work.’ And I froze it in my mind forever.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel If I have a show at night, I like to spend the whole day alone in silence. I know that might be crazy.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel For years, ‘Drag Race’ was gay people’s best kept secret. When I started doing drag, people didn’t know anything about it. Look at it now: it’s like it’s gone from black and white to IMAX.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel Out of drag, I’m a white guy with a guitar, which isn’t special. There are a million white guys with guitars. But being a drag queen with a guitar is a lot more commanding.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel Some people say that ‘Drag Race’ is about glory and immortalizing yourself in the Hall of Fame. For me, it’s about shaking RuPaul down for her money.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel I think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they’re perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel I’m an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that’s why my drag is a little different.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel Something that I love about drag is that it’s a celebration of feminity.
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Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
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I’m an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that’s why my drag is a little different.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel Something that I love about drag is that it’s a celebration of feminity.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel I’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel I’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.
Trixie MattelTrixie Mattel Let art be your personal savior. Dragging you down a happy abyss. Let it channel all your emotions. Potential never going amiss.
Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Pain is a two-way street, sometimes it drags you till the verge of insanity and sometimes it is a blessing in disguise.
Aaron BellAaron Bell It’s a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I’d be a drag queen.
Dolly PartonDolly Parton Don’t let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.
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